Alan Zhang

Alan Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Management Division at Columbia Business School. He is an organizational ethnographer studying production processes. His research examines the nature of contemporary production work, and how internal production practices are influenced by outsiders’ understandings of production. Current research streams focus on fine wine production, nuclear energy production, and the production of digital analytics.

Before joining Columbia Business School, Alan completed his PhD and MS in Management (MIT Sloan), MS in Customer Analytics (WashU), and a BA in Neuroscience and Healthcare Management (WashU).